Company First, People Last - Anonymous employee Zymergen Employee Review

2.0
May 4, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There's lots of free food and beverages & Happy hour is fun Really smart and talented individuals working here Great benefits for the exempt employee's in almost all groups CEO seems to genuinely care about the company and it's employee's and the future of the company Company is somewhat transparent about company goals and projects Company seems to have a bright future ahead of itself

Cons

A lot of the reviews on Glassdoor are written by HR to inflate the companies rating on Glassdoor, easily discernible from the real reviews. Job titles and job descriptions do not match up. Hard work is expected in the all departments yet hard work is not actually valued. People definitely are used an abused here. Any promotions & raises are rarely given from the employees because they want things done cheaply. No logistical planning, workers are told to deal with it and more strain is put on multiple teams to get work done. Some departments are treated far better than others. I've seen too many people leave because of a lousy management that can't seem to get their act together and treat their employees right!

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